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E. Frank Sperry

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E. Frank Sperry
21st Mayor of Orlando
In office
1913 – August 13, 1916
Preceded byWilliam Hayden Reynolds
Succeeded byJames LeRoy Giles
Personal details
Born
Ezra Frank Sperry

(1843-06-18)June 18, 1843
Bethany, Connecticut
DiedAugust 13, 1916(1916-08-13) (aged 73)
Orlando, Florida
Spouse
Mary W. Pratt
(m. 1869)
Alma materEastman Business College
OccupationBusinessman

Ezra Frank Sperry (June 18, 1843 – August 13, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 21st mayor of Orlando, Florida, from 1913 to 1916.

Biography

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E. Frank Sperry was born in Bethany, Connecticut, on June 18, 1843. He was educated at Eastman Business College. He worked as a grocery clerk before starting his own company, Sperry Manufacturing. He married Mary W. Pratt on October 13, 1869.[1]

He moved to Orlando in 1882 and organized the South Florida Foundry and Machine Works.[1]

He was elected mayor of Orlando in 1913. He died in office from Bright's disease on August 13, 1916, at the age of 73.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mayor Sperry of Orlando Dies at Home in This City Sunday Afternoon at 73 Years of Age". Orlando Evening Star. August 16, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Larry Kestenbaum. "Sperry, E. Frank (1843-1916)". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved November 9, 2014.